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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major power firm said the primary work to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied US claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that encourages enemy combatants to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.